G/TBT/N/EGY/268  
21 September 2020  
(20-6364) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EGYPT   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
The National Food Safety Authority (NFSA)  
110 Kasr Alaini Street, Cairo, Egypt.  
Tel: 27933493  
Tel: 27933497  
Fax: 27933496  
Email: info@nfsa.gov.eg  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses,  if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Decision of 
the Board of Directors of the National Food Safe ty Authority (NFSA) No. 8/2020. 
(2 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  Based on risk analysis principles and in response to COVID -19 
this decision provides for a temporarily reduction in the percentage of consignments of 
imported Food raw mater ials and final food products subjected to inspection to be 25% 
provided that:  
• The imported food raw materials consignments are imported by food 
establishments registered in the "White List" at the National Food Safety Authority 
(NFSA). Conditions for registration in the "White List" can be found at the NFSA 
website ( www.nfsa.gov.eg ). 
• The final food products fall under the auspices of Decision No. 2/2020 of the 
National Food Safety Authority (NFSA), whereby the con signments are 
accompanied by a pre -shipment Certificate of Conformity (COC's) through a 
conformity assessment body that is registered and accredited at the National Food 
Safety Authority (NFSA) according to Decision No. 2/2020.  
• The NFSA Chairman may change  the percentage of inspection of imports of Food 
products and raw materials in accordance with any changes that may occur.  
This decision shall be implemented until 31 October 2020.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Food Safety and consumer protection;  Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/EGY/268  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Decision of the Board of Directors of the National Food Safety Authority 
No. 2/2020, No. 3/2020, and No. 8/2020  
• Codex Guidelines for Food Import Control Systems (CAC/GL 47 -2003)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  26 July 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  14 August 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  NA 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
16 Tadreeb El -Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg  / eos.tbt@eos.org.eg   
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg   
Tel: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504